I’ve installed debian on an old laptop and am wondering if the 10 gig base system size can be slimmed down by deleting unneeded files.

I ran the commands to look for any runaway logs or other obviously large files and nothing popped out.

Is there a group of folders full of stuff I don’t need or is this just the size of modern distros?

EDIT: I ended up doing a netinstall and got a 6ish gig system so I’m pretty happy with that. The netinstall image was able to detect my wifi card even though the debian live installer was not.

  • @mfigueiredo
    2•1 month ago

    apt install localepurge

    to delete translation files not needed

    • @WhiteOakBayouOP
      1•1 month ago

      Things in this vein were exactly what i was looking for wwhen i made the post. thanks. Freed up almost a gig.

      • @mfigueiredo
        2•28 days ago

        deborphan was removed from development, but if you are using current stable you still can use it. It’s awesome. It identifies packages installed but probably not needed.

        apt install deborphan